THE GREAT HUNT: WHEEL OF TIME BK. 2 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Robert Jordan | 600 pages | 01 Dec 1990 | St Martin's Press | 9780312851408 | English | New York, United States The Great Hunt: Wheel of Time Bk. 2 PDF Book The main perspective characters come across as whiny and mulish, and are so focussed on the same handful of thoughts repeating over and over again in their minds that they rarely have room to notice something new. So in addition to that, they've tamed monsters like grolm: bear-sized, three-eyed beasts with grayish green, lizard-like, impossible to penetrate with things like swords or arrows, hide, and sharp, hooked beak-like mouths to the point of riding them like horses. But so far, all is well. Trollocs are still terrible. It showed some potential, especially toward the ending, but I expected much more from it. Oh man. The first 5 or 6 books are a must read for any fantasy fans; even if you do not like it you have to see what all the fuss about the series is about. In this series companion book, over fourscore full color paintings include stunning new maps of the world, portraits of the central characters, landscapes, objects of Power, and national flags. The main protagonist, Rand, accelerated a lot in this book compared to book one. Which is kind of impressive if you think about it: a hunt for a brass instrument vs. So I'm done. I can't believe I made it as far as I did because this book is everything I hate about the fantasy genre concentrated into a miasma of generic fuckery. It is magical, bewitching, enthralling, intricate, thought and emotion inducing, addiction promoting, and all together superior to almost any other series I have ever read The war for humanity's survival has begun. This is such a step up from the first. View all 16 comments. Will the White Tower itself be broken? Moraine, the Aes Sedai, gets some air time. This is the last book where Elayne and Gawin behave like normal human beings, and not people with some sometimes severe mental deficiency. This was a solid continuation of the Wheel of Time Series, although I didn't find it quite as engaging as the first. Meanwhile, the wolves tell Perrin about Rand's location. This is one reason that is the year of the Wheel for me since Sanderson finished out this series. At the same time, as the friends split their ways, we can learn much more about Aes Sedai and the training they undergo, as well as about the ogier community. Development in plot, world-building, characterizations, and actions was all there; they were just relatively much slower than most books these days. The world continues to get a little bigger for our group from The Two Rivers. And south lies Illian, where Sammael holds sway The ancient war, she yet fights. This is very well performed if you are a fan of audio. The Shadow's hounds now course, and kill. Rand struggles with the fate that keeps calling him. Yes, I said this. Even the Aes Sedai, ancient guardians of the Light, are riven by civil war. I am hooking in 'The Wheel of Time'. The complexity of this fantasy universe is what makes this series enjoyable for me. A Message from the Dark. Let tears flow, O ye people of the world. For other uses of the word "hunt," see Hunt. Among the Shaido, Faile works to free herself while hiding a secret that might give her her freedom or cause her destruction. In The Spotlight. I loved all the scenes with Nynaeve and Egwene in the White Tower. There are magical portals and a mysterious woman in white. Meanwhile the rebel Aes Sedai under their young Amyrlin, Egwene al'Vere, face an army that intends to keep them away from the White Tower. Now The Wheel of Time Companion sheds light on some of the most intriguing aspects of the world, including biographies and motivations of many characters that never made it into the books, but helped bring Jordan's world to life. Five Will Ride Forth. The Great Hunt: Wheel of Time Bk. 2 Writer Now The Wheel of Time Companion sheds light on some of the most intriguing aspects of the world, including biographies and motivations of many characters that never made it into the books, but helped bring Jordan's world to life. Always a lot! From the prologue, we're suddenly bombarded with the styles and personalities of all the diverse regions of the land, and though it will be hammered home so we always know what Jordan is talking about, we're also expected to start remembering all the crazy threads he is beginning to weave for us. Allow me to mention how ridiculously repetitive—and hilarious, I guess—the prologue of this book was. Welcome back. Regardless, I was engaged throughout it and am excited to continue now. If you like fantasy and have never heard of this series, you are probably living under a rock! And the rampant use of this trope: "Rand blushed and wished Perrin was there; he always knew how to deal with women, way more than Rand ever would. It has some major problems. I knew that the sequel would have to be at least as good or better in order to really start to see how this is considered 3. Our protagonists have to set out on a new journey, their own private great hunt if you please, in order to recover these stolen items and in no time at all the stakes are raised to dangerous levels as they are once again separated with danger besetting them from every side. New characters also appeared and most of them were great, interesting, and complex. He gives his friends for sacrifice. Jordan's world building continues to be excellent and it was good to see and learn more of the kingdoms. I neeeed more. Like Lanfear. And then we have the Seanchan invasion. This circular way of thinking encapsulates the Wheel of Time tautology logic for me although the worlds and lives that might have been sequence was terrific. Read more Through doing this the author is slowly revealing some of the mysteries of his fantasy world. There were many more times when we just got info-dumped ex. The Fires of Heaven- A slow two stars "And it came to pass in those days, as it had come before and would come again, that the Dark lay heavy on the land and weighed down the hearts of men, and the green things failed, and hope died. Cancel Submit. He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian and received communion more than once a week. Rand finds himself on a retrieval mission, which soon gets complicated as Saidin won't leave him alone. While most of the characters get a chance to shine in this book, two outshines everyone else for me. After a stuttered opening, the pacing increases and the smooth course of events leads to the epic culmination. View all 13 comments. It improved on the things that I thought were not done as well in The Eye of the World , but on the flip-side it came with it's own fair share of mishaps. From a bunch of childhood friends, they become much more than that, and for life. View all 11 comments. This stunning volume also includes double-page spreads of the seven book jackets by Darrell Sweet so that the art can be enjoyed without type, and all the known maps of the world, including maps of the Seanchan Empire, the nations of the Covenant of the Ten Nations, and the nations as they were when Artur Paendrag Tanreall began his rise to legend. The Great Hunt: Wheel of Time Bk. 2 Reviews And in Shadar Logoth, city of darkness, a terrible power awakens. Lost beyond regaining. Rand al'Thor is still the reluctant hero. Yes, I said this. I sweated literally through the last few chapters and when I finished and relaxed, all my muscles hurt, lol. View all 13 comments. Do you like loooooooong books and loooooooong series with lots and lots of detail, characters, locations, species, magic types, other realms, etc. For other uses of the word "hunt," see Hunt. This book really did it for me. It is a political science dissertation set in a fantasy world. To the White Tower. It does not help any that there is a prophesy - coming from the bad guys, no less - which talks about the Daughter of the Night think female Darth Vader being set loose upon the world again. She was the most annoying character during my first read, but now I know how she will develop. He must dance on the strings of those who forced him. However, despite more point of view characters, I think the chapter placement was incredibly poor, and plain frustrating. A Message from the Dark. I wanted to find out exactly why this was going on; thus, I stormed through it. Aielmen finally make an appearance! It is magical, bewitching, enthralling, intricate, thought and emotion inducing, addiction promoting, and all together superior to almost any other series I have ever read Not true true for book 2, though, as Jordan solved a few problems and upped his game. They both had only a chapter or two in book 1, but here they were main characters and I just came to really really enjoy their perspectives! All they wanted to talk about was their husbands being away, but they were already hinting at other things.